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I can't help but find it grimly humorous that the 2019 ASCE/SEI Structural Congress will have an 11AM session titled "Accelerated Bridge Construction in High Seismic Areas," where both moderators and 2 of 4 presenters are from FIU. It looks like the session has ZERO professional engineers and 5...

Ski. Even though I use a much more general form of the elastic method, I use essentially what you have described in your first equation (J= 0.707*h*Ju). For weld sizing, the secondary forces (from moment and torsion) are the key factors for selecting/evaluating critical weld points because...

Hello Ski. I work as a steel connection design engineer. When I run into a situation where the IR method is not easily applicable to a weld group, I default to using the elastic method form Ch. 8 of the AISC Construction Manual.  I've created a slide outlining the programmable logic used to...

I got initial my initial PE license in SC a few months back. They had excellent communication and a quick turnaround. SC is also not a large or densely populated state, so I would rule out general incompetence by the SC Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation (for now). If they are asking...

I did a write-up that's only 7 threads below yours in this forum... I documented the books and strategy I used while studying by myself. Didn't take any prep classes.

I've known many people who have used a previous edition of CERM and other review manuals. I think this is because the mathematical/engineering analysis methods don't usually undergo drastic changes. However, using older editions of "code books" is a bit of a gamble because it's in NCEES's...

Yes. You can self study and pass. Your background is very similar to mine, just the west coast version. The CERM is going to be your best friend for the breadth section. Use the CERM and CERM companion problems to study the sections referenced in the file I attached. Don't waste time on sections...

The sample exams I took came from 1) the NCEES official one, 2) the PPI breadth practice exam (BPXCPDF) $65, 3)PPI: Structural Depth Practice Exams for the Civil PE Exam, and 4) PPI: Six-Minute Solutions for Civil PE Exam Structural.     Do NOT buy 1) the PI: Structural Depth Reference Manual...

Shear+moment diagrams for complex/heavily-variable situations most likely won't be published in industry documents. You should have a structural analysis textbook that can help you with this. Here is a link to a compilation of simple V+M diagrams that I find visually appealing and easy to...

I'm dumb. My first response should have said April 2017, not October 2017. Currently, it reads as if I passed the April 2017 PE exam and am now studying for the October 2017 exam, just for fun. hahaha. oops.

Correction: Roland's PPI book is listed in two places on their website. I am the only reviewer on one of the pages. The other page has 3 reviews.

The Steel Design book by Roland was great. I found it very useful to work the Roland book in parallel with a steel design textbook and the CERM.  In fact, I'm the only one who reviewed the Roland book on the PPI website, and gave it 5 stars and a small blurb. Definitely worth it.  On a side...

Not totally on topic, but during my study for the October 2017 exam, it quickly became apparent that the SDRM was not necessary for the structural depth portion of the PE. In fact, I recommend you avoid studying it, because 1) the information overlap is significant with other sources and 2) it...

Yea man. I'm trying to send my structural notes to whoever wants them.  Anybody can pm me their email and I'll send them over.

Unless I'm mistaken, the solution procedure should be similar to problem number 514 or something like that. A purely vertical load on the support leg of an "L-shaped" member.  Don't have it in front of me now. Also this exact issue was brought up on the forum of another site. Quick google search...